Combination hickey loop



Aug" l2 1924.

P. J. PFEIFER COMBINATION HICKEY LOOP Filed Nov. 15, 1922 Patented Aug. l2, 192 i.

PAUL J. PFEIFER, F CLEVELAND, OHIO,

ASSIGNOR TO THE VIRIUEN COMPANY, OF

CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINATION HIOKEY LOOP.

Application filed November 15, 1922. Serial No. 601,060.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, PAUL J. PFEIFER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and a State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Hickey Loops, of which the following is a specification.

At the present time many electric fixtures 1c are suspended from a chain or similar support by means of a loop which engages the support and is connected to a hickey by means of a threaded cast iron pipe, another similar pipe being connected to the other 1.3 end of the hickey, this second pipe being engaged by a knob or tassel on the bottom of the fixture to hold the parts engaged. Such structures necessitate the use oi threaded cast iron pipes and separate hickeys. The top loop rests on the top of r the fixture and if the pipes are not tapped -or threaded perfectly, the fixture cannot be made to hang straight. Moreover there are plurality of threaded connections to as semble which tend to become loose in use.

My invention relates to a. combination top loop and hie-key which is. adapted to: be used in place of the old construction just describec. It consists broadly o1 atop loop having an integral hickey portion, said portion lying within the body of the fixture. A single steel rod is threaded into the hickey and has the tassel or knob threaded on its lower end to hold the parts of the fixture together. The design of the top loop is immaterial as it can be adapted to any style or type of hanging fixture.

The objects of my invention will be more apparent from the iollowing detailed de scription and the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fixture embodying the combination loop and hickey, with a portion of the fixture broken away to show the manner of assembly.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the top loop and hickey separate from a fixture.

Figure 3 is a section through a portion of the loop and hickey.

The drawings show a light fixture A of conventional form with electric lights: 13 and a supporting chain C. The electric cord D passes into the fixture as shown and the wires run to the lights in the usual fashion. These parts may be of any clesired design, and may vary widely in form and construction without affecting the invention.

The combination top loop and hickey 1 comprises a loop 2 of any desired form or design, and a hickey 3 formed integral therewith. A passage 4 extends through the juncture of the loop and hickey and through this passage the electric wires pass into the interior of the fixture. A head 5 is formed at the top of the hickey and the top 6 of the fixture fits snugly against this bead when the parts are assembled. v

The hickey 3 has two open sides through which the wires may pass after emerging from the passage way a. The lower portion of the hickey has a screw threaded hole 7 into which is adapted to screw a relativ small steel rod 8 to the lower end of which is attached by a screw thread a knob or tassel 9 of the usual. or any desired type. Obviously when the rod is screwed into the hickey and the knob 9 is screwed into place, the parts of the fixture are held firmly in assembled position and the fixture will hang in perfect alignment.

This combination loop and hicke replaces the old loop, two iron pipes an an iron hickey, and not only affords a more simple and efiicient construction but one that is cheaper to manufacture and less liable to become unfit. for use.

The particular design of the fixture and top loop herein shown is merely illustrative and in no sense limits the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. As an article of manufacture, a unitary fixture supporting member comprising an annular boss, a loop, and a hickey; the loop being integral with one side of the boss, and the hickey comprising arms extending from the other side of the boss and a connecting member having threaded supporting means, the hickey being of smaller diameter than the boss to provide a shoulder at their junction.

2. As an article of manufacture, a unitary fixture supporting member comprising an annular boss, a loop and a hickey; the loop bein integral with one side of the boss and the lfiickey being integral with the other side of the boss but of smaller diameter to form a shoulder at their junction, said hiokey being an open sided member with sage for electric light wires, and said hickey threaded supporting means at its free end. having open sides and a free end portion 10 I 3. As an article of manufacture, a. unitary with an internall threaded passage therefixture supporting member comprising a through.

:3 boss, a loop and a hickey; the loop loeing In testimony whereof, I have hereunto integral with one side of the boss and the subscribed my name. hickey being integral with the other side of the boss; said boss having a central pas- PAUL J. PFEIFER. 

